Michael Kitchen

Michael Kitchen is a senior managing editor, helping coordinate writers and editors across different financial subject teams at LendingTree. He joined LendingTree when it acquired Student Loan Hero in 2018, and he has appeared in print, television and radio offering information and suggestions about personal finance.

Michael’s work is focused on helping readers make sense of the complicated world of financial products, from loans and insurance to investments and budgeting. He also has a long background in financial news as an editor for MarketWatch and Dow Jones Newswires, and before that as a general news reporter for Voice of America, National Public Radio, Time Magazine and others.

Specialties

• Investing
• Insurance
• Budgeting and personal finance
• Student loans

Achievements

• 8 years of personal finance editing
• 11 years of financial markets editing
• 200+ articles edited for LendingTree

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, University of California (Berkeley)

Michael’s favorite investing advice

“Investment funds — especially those that give you tax breaks, like an IRA or 529 — are almost always a better choice than buying and selling securities on your own. Trading apps can be fun if you have a little extra money, but don’t use your nest egg. Buy-and-hold is usually a better strategy for funds you’ll need for your future.”